I know I’m not the only voice you hear. There’s a common message we all hear these days. Let’s call that the melody. I may love that melody, too, but I don’t want to just duplicate it. So I try to think of a good counter-melody. I do it to compensate for something I think is missing in the common message. My public writing is a counterpoint meant to complement the popular point. Of course I don’t think the stuff I say is the only way to go. I’m just the counter-melody. Really I hope you listen to the combination. Eventually you’ll find yourself singing along with the melody you like best, or
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